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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF MARCH 7, 2016
A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Planning Office was called to order 7:05
p.m. by Chair Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, with members Charles Hornig, Richard Canale, Tim
Dunn, and Ginna Johnson and planning staff Aaron Henry present.
*********************************STAFF REPORTS*****************************
General updates:
Staff and the Board plan to finish as many motions and reports as possible for Town Meeting
tonight. Board members discussed who would do the presentation for the meeting tonight with
the Board of Selectmen (BOS). The draft reports were submitted Wednesday before all the
changes were inserted.
**********2016 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING- ARTICLE DELIBERATIONS***********
Residential Gross Floor Area, Article 41:
Discussed proposed changes made by Mr. Hornig to the report for the Board to review since this
is the first time they were seeing it. A paragraph on the financial and fiscal impacts at the end and
a paragraph on goals and benefits should be inserted. The new changes will be inserted into the
report by staff tomorrow and sent to the Board and ask for return comments to staff by Friday.
This will be in the packet for the March 16, 2016 meeting.
Two-Family Homes, Article 42:
The Board discussed Mr. Canale’s changes that there was concern that the criteria may not be
right for parking and garages regarding the impervious surface and the Board should consider
indefinitely postponing this article for now until there is more time to research this matter. The
goal is for smaller units and maintain neighborhood character in this article. Want a multiplier on
the GFA which Ms. Johnson will supply. The new changes will be inserted into the report by staff
tomorrow and sent to the Board and ask for return comments to staff by Friday. This will be in
the packet for the March 16, 2016 meeting.
Accessory Apartments, Article 40:
The only change was incorporated from last week by staff and the Board was fine with it.
Amend RD 6 (Brookhaven), Article 45:
Staff will write a proposed draft report for the Board to review.
Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of March 7, 2016
*********************************BOARD REPORTS*****************************
The Board agreed on who would do the presentations at the TMMA meeting on Thursday.
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to recess at 8:00 p.m. and moved to the
Board of Selectmen’s Meeting in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room.
The meeting was recorded by LexMedia.
Ginna Johnson, Clerk